interesting facts!!

Micah · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: interesting facts!!

Just a few interesting things for you all!!

Micah Wink

>In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat
his
>wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of

>thumb".
>
>Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled
>"Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered
>into the English language.
>
>The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred
>and Wilma Flintstone
>
>Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
>
>Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
>
>Coca-Cola was originally green.
>
>It is impossible to lick your elbow.
>
>The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000
>
>Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
>
>The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
>
>Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in
history:
>
>Spades - King David
>
>Hearts - Charlemagne
>
>Clubs -Alexander, the Great
>
>Diamonds - Julius Caesar
>
>111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
>
>If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in
>the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in
>the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If
>the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural
>causes.
>
>Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until

>you would find the letter "A"?
>
>A. One thousand
>
>Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
laser
>printers all have in common?
>
>A. All invented by women.
>
>Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
>
>A. Honey
>
>In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
>When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed
>firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
>
>It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a
month
>after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
>all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their
>calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which

>we know today as the honeymoon.
>
>In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old
>England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
>"Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the
>phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
>
>Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the

>rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they
>used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase
>inspired by this practice.
>
>Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you
>can read it.
>
>I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.
>The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
>Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
>wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be

>in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed

>it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
>ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
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